Apparatus and method of compensating for tilt and/or defocus of a disc during recording
A method of compensating for tilt and/or defocus and an apparatus therefor. The apparatus has a tilt and/or defocus detector detecting the tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium, and a recording compensator compensating a write pulse having a predetermined recording pattern using a predetermined system with respect to the detected tilt and/or defocus. The apparatus both adjusts write power with respect to the detected defocus, shifts the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt, adjusts a power level and/or write time required for recording, and records a recording mark having a desired size (length and width). The apparatus is useful in compensating for tilt and/or defocus in a high-density optical system.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/603,204, filed Jun. 26, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,940,797, and claims the benefit of Korean Application Nos. 99-24297, filed Jun. 25, 1999; 99-38398, filed Sep. 9, 1999; and 99-38399, filed Sep. 9, 1999, in the Korean Industrial Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of compensating for tilt and/or defocus and an apparatus therefor, and more particularly, to a method of compensating for tilt and/or defocus by controlling the power and/or time required for recording according to the amount of tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium, and an apparatus therefor.
2. Description of the Related Art
When tilt or defocus occurs, or tilt and defocus occur at the same time in an optical disc which requires high density recording using a blue light laser, the effect of the tilt and/or defocus increases in comparison to the effect on a low density recording, which uses a red light laser. Therefore, a method of compensating for the effect is required.
When both an objective lens with a large numerical aperture (NA) and a blue light laser using a 400 nm short wavelength is used instead of using an existing red light laser (650 nm wavelength) in order to obtain a higher density, a system is affected as shown in Table 1, as follows. The factor which most affects recording is a reduction in the margin according to the increase in tilt and a shallowing of the focal depth.
In addition, tolerances for radial tilt and tangential tilt in a current digital versatile disc-random access memory (DVD-RAM) are 0.7° and 0.3°, respectively. The basic characteristics of a disc must be met while remaining within these tolerances. Thus, for example, power, such as write power and erase power, must be maintained at a level which is sufficient to obtain the write characteristics defined in a disc specification.
However, when a blue light laser using a short wavelength (400 nm) is used to meet the increasing demand for high density recording, the effect of tilt becomes greater. That is, when a higher NA is used in order to obtain the same substrate thickness and high density, the value of coma aberration becomes much greater. Equation 1 expresses the coma aberration as follows:
Comma Aberration=(n2-1/2n3*d*NA3/wavelength)*(tilt*pi/180) (1)
where, n is the refractivity of a substrate, d is the thickness of the substrate, and NA is the numerical aperture of an objective lens.
In addition, as the luminance effect of a short wavelength laser diode decreases when the power emitted therefrom changes according to the temperature change, the laser diode must emit luminance stably in order to read information recorded on a disc without error and to increase the reliability of an optical disc system.
Accordingly, since beam intensity decreases rapidly and the beam spot size increases at a wavelength of 400 nm with respect to tilt, the desired length and width of a recording mark cannot be obtained when recording, and therefore, power density ultimately decreases. In addition, when recording is performed on a disc that requires high density, a 400-nm wavelength laser beam is used and tilt compensation is required since the required temperature for forming an amorphous mark decreases rapidly with respect to tilt as shown in
One known method of compensating for tilt extends the tilt margin by, during disc manufacture, thinning the substrate thickness, which is currently 0.6 mm. However, since having a substrate thickness less than 0.6 mm causes problems in manufacturing and in disc characteristics, tilt compensation cannot be performed simply by manufacturing a substrate thinner than 0.6 mm. In addition, as the focal depth of the incidence beam becomes shallower, the defocus margin becomes smaller, which causes recording problems since recording is sensitive to even a small degree of defocus. This will now be explained referring to
Therefore, like the effect of tilt, defocus affects both the peak intensity and the spot size such that normal recording cannot be performed. In addition, simultaneous occurrence of defocus and tilt is a more serious problem. The beam shape, peak intensity, and spot size in the simultaneous occurrence of defocus and tilt are shown in
As shown in
To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of compensating for tilt in which recording is performed by adjusting power and/or time used for recording with respect to the tilt of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide a method of adaptively compensating for a write pulse with respect to the detected tilt of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide a method of adaptively compensating for a write pulse with respect to the detected defocus of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide a method of compensating for tilt and defocus in which recording is performed by adjusting power and/or time required for recording with respect to the tilt and defocus of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide a method of compensating for detected tilt after detected defocus is compensated.
It is another object to provide a method of adaptively compensating for the recording pattern of a write pulse with respect to detected tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide an apparatus for compensating for tilt in which recording is performed by adjusting the power and/or time used for recording with respect to tilt of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide an apparatus for adaptively compensating for a write pulse with respect to the detected tilt of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide an apparatus for compensating for tilt and/or defocus in which recording is performed by adjusting power and/or time required for recording with respect to tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium.
It is another object to provide an apparatus for compensating for detected tilt after detected defocus is compensated.
It is another object to provide an apparatus for adaptively compensating for the recording pattern of a write pulse according to the detected tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
To accomplish the above objects of the present invention, there is provided a method of compensating for tilt of an optical recording medium, the method including detecting the tilt of the optical recording medium; and compensating a recording signal having a predetermined recording pattern using a predetermined scheme with respect to the detected tilt.
To accomplish another of the objects of the present invention, there is provided a method for compensating for defocus of an optical recording medium which can record and rewrite data, the method including detecting the defocus of the optical recording medium; and performing compensating recording by a predetermined scheme with respect to the detected defocus.
To accomplish another of the objects of the present invention, there is provided a method of compensating for tilt and defocus of an optical recording medium, the method including detecting defocus of the optical recording medium; compensating for a write pulse having a predetermined recording pattern by a predetermined scheme with respect to detected defocus; detecting the tilt of the optical recording medium; and compensating write pulse having a predetermined recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
To accomplish another of the objects of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for compensating for tilt which records and/or reproduces information on an optical recording medium, the apparatus having a tilt detector for detecting the tilt of an optical recording medium; and a recording compensator for compensating the recording signal having a predetermined recording pattern, using a predetermined scheme with respect to tilt detected by the tilt detector.
To accomplish another of the objects of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for compensating for tilt and/or defocus which records and/or reproduces information on an optical recording medium, the apparatus having a tilt and/or defocus detector for detecting the tilt and/or defocus of an optical recording medium; and a recording compensator for compensating for the recording pulse having a predetermined recording pattern, using a predetermined scheme with respect to tilt and/or defocus detected by the tilt and/or defocus detector.
The above objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The present invention is not restricted to the following embodiments, and many variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention are provided in order to more completely explain the present invention to anyone skilled in the art.
As shown in
In addition, as shown in
For example, the results in
In addition, based on the detected tilt, compensation can be performed using write time. Thus, for example, the recording mark length can be compensated by adjusting the write time. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the power level and recording time, tilt compensation is performed so that a recording mark with desired length and width can be recorded.
In addition, as shown in
The effect of defocus on the incident beam is shown in
In addition, for non return to zero (NRZI) input data, as shown in
That is, the recording pattern according to a DVD specification includes the first pulse, a multi-pulse chain, and the last pulse. The first rising edge of the first pulse of basic recording pulses occurs a predetermined time after the rising edge of a recording mark. The rising edge of the first pulse can be shifted before and after in units of 1 nanosecond (ns). The rising edge of the last pulse can be shifted also before and after in units of 1 ns. A multi-pulse chain is divided into a plurality of short pulses to reduce accumulation of a heat at the latter part of a recording mark in order to prevent the occurrence of deformation in a recording mark. Therefore, when NRZI input data are recorded as marks and spaces on a disc using a recording pulse having the recording pattern shown in
In addition, by storing, in advance, data on the write power and/or write time needed to compensate for the shift amount of the recording pattern, and the length and the width of a recording mark with respect to tilt based on the result in
In conclusion, when only defocus occurs, it can be compensated for by only adjusting write power. However, when defocus and tilt occur together, the shift of beam by tilt is compensated for by shifting the entire recording pattern, the length of a recording mark is compensated for by adjusting write power, and the width of a recording mark is compensated for by adjusting write time and particularly by the ending time of the first pulse (TEFP) and/or the starting time of the last pulse (TSLP) in the recording pattern. In addition, when defocus and tilt are compensated for only by adjusting write power, the length of a recording mark is adjusted by write power, the width of a recording mark can be adjusted by write power of multi-pulses located between the first pulse and the last pulse.
In step S103, when detected tilt is not zero, the recording pattern of the write pulse is shifted in the direction for compensating for tilt. The length and the width of a recording mark are compensated so that the effect of tilt is nearly eliminated in step S104. In step 104, compensation for the length of a recording mark is provided by adjusting the write power, and the compensation of the width of a recording mark is provided by adjusting the write time, and particularly by the ending time of the first pulse (TEFP) and/or the starting time of the last pulse (TSLP) in the recording pattern. In addition, when tilt is compensated only by adjusting write power, the length of a recording mark is adjusted by write power, the width of a recording mark can be adjusted by write power of the multi-pulses located between the first pulse and the last pulse.
In step S105, when tilt is zero in step S102, recording is performed by maintaining the power and write time required for recording, which are supplied to a laser diode. However, when tilt is not zero at step S102, recording is performed by applying to a laser diode a write pulse that has write power and/or write time required for recording with respect to detected tilt supplied in the step S104.
In steps S103 and S104, the required shift amount, write power and/or write time can adaptively compensate for the detected tilt by storing, in a memory, data on the write power and/or write time required to compensate the shift amount of the recording pattern, and the recording mark length and the width based on input data of either the tilt or the length of a recording mark.
When the result in step S202 indicates that the detected defocus is greater than a defocus predetermined margin (α μm), write power is adjusted with respect to the detected defocus in step S203. When the result in step S202 indicates that detected defocus is equal to or less than the defocus predetermined margin (α μm), it is then determined in step S204 whether or not the detected tilt in step S201 is equal to or less than a tilt predetermined margin (β°).
When the result in step S204 indicates that tilt is greater than the tilt predetermined margin (β°), the recording pattern of a write pulse is shifted in a direction that is opposite to the direction shifted due to the detected tilt in step S205, and the length and the width of a recording mark are compensated in step S206, nearly eliminating the effect of the detected tilt. In step 206, compensation of the length of a recording mark is provided by adjusting the write power. Compensation of the width of a recording mark is provided by adjusting the write time, and particularly, by the ending time of the first pulse (TEFP) and/or the starting time of the last pulse (TSLP) in the recording pattern. In addition, when tilt is compensated for only by adjusting write power, the length of a recording mark is compensated by adjusting the write power as described above, and the width of a recording mark is compensated by adjusting the write power of the multi-pulses located between the first pulse and the last pulse.
In step S207, when both defocus and tilt are equal to or less than the defocus predetermined margin (α μm) and the tilt predetermined margin (β°), recording is performed by maintaining the power and write time required for recording, which are supplied to a laser diode. Otherwise, recording is performed by applying to the laser diode either a write pulse that has the write power compensated with respect to defocus detected in step S203, or a write pulse having a power and/or time required for recording to compensate the recording mark with respect to the detected tilt.
In step 203, the write power required to compensate for defocus and the required shift amount, as well as the write power and/or write time in steps S205 and S206, can adaptively compensate with respect to the detected tilt and/or defocus by storing, in a memory, data on the write power and/or write time required to compensate for the shift amount of the recording pattern, and the length and the width of a recording mark using the detected tilt or the length of a recording mark as input data. In addition, the memory can both store the write power and/or write time, and the amount of shift required for recording to correspond to both a case where defocus and tilt occur together, and a case where defocus or tilt occurs.
In the shown embodiment, the laser diode wavelength of the pick-up unit 104 is equal to or less than approximately 430 nm, which is the wavelength for blue light. In addition, when the thickness of a disc substrate is equal to or greater than 0.3 mm, the NA of the objective lens 1 is equal to or greater than 0.6, and when the thickness of a disc substrate is equal to or less than 0.3 mm, the NA of an objective lens 1 is equal to or greater than 0.7.
The reproduction signal detector 106 detects a reproduction signal in the output signal of the photodetector 4. The tilt detector 108 detects tilt of an optical disc 102, using the reproduction signal supplied by the reproduction signal detector 106 or the output signal of the photodetector 4. The shown tilt detector 108 can be used only for detecting tangential tilt.
The recording compensator 110 generates a recording pulse earlier than it would otherwise be generated to compensate for the amount of shift due to tilt, which is detected by the tilt detector 108, in order to shift the starting point of a recording mark in the direction in which tilt is compensated. In addition, compensation of the length of a recording mark is provided by adjusting write power, while the width of a recording mark is compensated by adjusting the write time. In the shown embodiment, the width of a recording mark is compensated by using the ending time of the first pulse (TEFP) and/or the starting time of the last pulse (TSLP) of the recording pattern. In the alternative, when tilt is compensated using only write power, the length of a recording mark is compensated by write power, as described above, and the width of a recording mark can be compensated by adjusting the write power of the multi-pulses located between the first pulse and the last pulse.
In addition, the recording compensator 110 can adaptively compensate for tilt detected in the tilt detector 106 by integrating a memory storing data on the write power and/or write time needed to compensate the shift amount of the recording pattern and the recording mark length and width with respect to tilt. In addition, the data can include the write power and/or write time required to compensate the shift amount of the recording pattern and the recording mark length and width with respect to the length of a recording mark as well as tilt.
The laser diode driver 112 performs recording on the optical disc 102 using the pick-up unit 104 by converting a write pulse signal into a current signal and making the current signal flow through the laser diode 5 during write time with respect to the power level of the write pulse adjusted in the recording compensator 110. That is, when the laser diode is continuously turned on, heat is transferred to the optical disc and the data is recorded as a recording mark.
In the shown embodiment, the laser diode wavelength of the pick-up unit 204 is equal to or less than approximately 430 nm, the wavelength of blue light. In addition, when the thickness of a disc substrate is equal to or greater than 0.3 mm, the NA of the objective lens 11 is equal to or greater than 0.6, and when the thickness of a disc substrate is equal to or less than 0.3 mm, the NA of an objective lens 11 is equal to or greater than 0.7.
The reproduction signal detector 206 detects a reproduction signal in the output signal of the photodetector 14. The defocus/tilt detector 208 detects defocus and/or tilt using the reproduction signal supplied by the reproduction signal detector 206 or the output signal of the photodetector 14. The shown tilt detector 208 can only be used for detecting tilt in tangential.
The recording compensator 210 generates a write pulse, which uses an adjusted write power to compensate for a defocus detected in the defocus/tilt detector 208, and generates a recording pulse earlier to compensate for the amount of shift due to the detected tilt, in order to shift the starting point of a recording mark when tilt is detected. In the shown embodiment, compensation of the length of a recording mark is adjusted by write power, and compensation of the width of a recording mark is adjusted by write time. In addition, the width of a recording mark is compensated for by using the ending time of the first pulse (TEFP) and/or the starting time of the last pulse (TSLP) of the recording pattern. In the alternative, when tilt is compensated for only using write power, the length of a recording mark is compensated using write power, as described above, and the width of a recording mark is compensated by adjusting the write power of the multi-pulses located between the first and last pulse in the write pulse.
In addition, the recording compensator 210 can adaptively compensate for tilt and/or defocus detected in the defocus/tilt detector 206 by integrating a memory storing data on write power required for a detected defocus, and write power and/or write time required to compensate the shift amount of the recording pattern, and the length and the width of a recording mark with respect to the tilt or the length of a recording mark in input data.
The laser diode driver 212 performs recording on the optical disc 202 using the pick-up unit 204 by converting a write pulse signal, the write pulse signal having been compensated with respect to power level in the recording compensator 210, into a current signal, and making the current flow through the laser diode 15 during write time. That is, when the laser diode is continuously turned on, heat is transferred to the optical disc and recording data is recorded as a recording mark.
According to the present invention, the power (write power, erase power, etc.) level required for recording must be increased by a predetermined amount with respect to detected tilt and/or defocus. In addition, the write time is adjusted. As a result, a temperature similar to that when there is no tilt and/or defocus can be obtained, and therefore, the desired size (length, width) of a recording mark can be recorded.
As described above, according to the present invention, since recording is compensated by adjusting the power level and/or recording time required for recording with respect to detected tilt and/or defocus, a recording mark having a desired size (length, width) can be recorded, and therefore, the present invention is appropriate for a high-density optical system.
Although a few preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in this embodiment without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A method of compensating for tilt of an optical recording medium, the method comprising:
- detecting the tilt of the optical recording medium; and
- compensating a recording signal having a predetermined recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt,
- wherein said compensating the recording signal comprises: shifting the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt and generating a recording pulse before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compensating of the recording signal comprises adjusting a power level required for recording the recording signal.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the compensating of the recording signal comprises adjusting a time required for recording the recording signal.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said compensating of the recording signal further comprises:
- adjusting a power and/or a time required for recording with respect to the detected tilt wherein the size of a recording mark corresponding to the recording signal is compensated.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein
- the adjusting the power comprises adjusting a write power to compensate a length of the recording mark, and
- the adjusting the time comprises adjusting a write time to compensate a width of the recording mark.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the write time adjusting comprises adjusting an ending time of a first pulse and/or a starting time of a last pulse of the recording pattern.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the adjusting the power comprises
- adjusting a write power to compensate a length of the recording mark, and
- adjusting a write power of a multi-pulse chain of the recording pattern to adjust a width of the recording mark.
8. A method for compensating input data for tilt of an optical recording medium, which records marks and spaces by write pulses having a predetermined recording pattern, the method comprising:
- detecting the tilt of the optical recording medium; and
- adaptively compensating the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt using a memory storing data comprising a power and/or a time required for recording to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern, and a power and/or a time required for recording to compensate for a length and a width of recording mark with respect to a detected tilt and/or a length of a recording mark,
- wherein the recording pattern is shifted with respect to the detected tilt and a recording pulse is generated before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
9. An apparatus which records and/or reproduces information on an optical recording medium and which compensates for a tilt, the apparatus comprising:
- a tilt detector which detects the tilt of the optical recording medium; and
- a recording compensator which compensates a recording signal with respect to the detected tilt, wherein the recording signal comprises a predetermined recording pattern, and
- wherein said recording compensator shifts the predetermined recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt and generates a recording pulse before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said recording compensator adjusts a power level required for recording the recording signal.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said recording compensator adjusts a time required for recording the recording signal.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said recording compensator further compensates for a length and a width of the recording mark with a power and/or a time required for recording.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said recording compensator adjusts the power to compensate the length of the recording mark, and adjusts the time required for recording to compensate the width of the recording mark.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said recording compensator adjusts the power for recording to compensate the length of the recording mark, and adjusts an ending time of a first pulse and/or a starting pulse of a last pulse to compensate the width of the recording mark.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said recording compensator adjusts the power required for recording to compensate the length of the recording mark, and adjusts a power of a multi-pulse chain of the recording pattern to compensate the width of the recording mark.
16. The apparatus claim 9, further comprising a luminance source which provides the recording signal, wherein the wavelength of said luminance source is equal to or less than approximately 430 nm.
17. The apparatus claim 9, further comprising an objective lens having a numerical aperture greater than or equal to 0.6, and wherein the optical recording medium further comprises a substrate having a thickness greater than or equal to 0.3 mm.
18. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an objective lens having a numerical aperture greater than or equal to 0.7, and wherein the optical recording medium further comprises a substrate having a thickness less than or equal to 0.3 mm.
19. An apparatus, which records marks and spaces by write pulses having a predetermined recording pattern, and which compensates for input data for tilt of an optical recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
- a tilt detector which detects the tilt of the optical recording medium; and
- a recording compensator which adaptively compensates the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt, and further comprising a memory which stores data comprising a power andlor a time required for recording to compensate an amount of shift of the recording pattern, and a power and/or a time required to compensate a length and a width of a recording mark with respect to the tilt and/or the length of the recording mark,
- wherein the recording compensator shift the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt and generates a recording pulse before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
20. A computer readable medium storing a computer program having instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- detecting a tilt of an optical recording medium;
- and adaptively compensating a recording signal with respect to the detected tilt,
- wherein said compensating the recording signal comprises: shifting a recording pattern within the recording signal with respect to the detected tilt and generating a recording pulse before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
21. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the compensating of the recording signal comprises adjusting a power level required for recording the recording signal.
22. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the compensating of the recording signal comprises adjusting a time required for recording the recording signal.
23. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein said compensating the recording signal further comprises:
- adjusting a power and/or a time required for recording with respect to the detected tilt wherein the size of a recording mark corresponding to the recording signal is compensated.
24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein
- the adjusting the power comprises adjusting a write power to compensate a length of the recording mark, and
- the adjusting the time comprises adjusting a write time to compensate a width of the recording mark.
25. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the write time adjusting comprises adjusting an ending time of a first pulse and/or a starting time of a last pulse of the recording pattern.
26. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the adjusting the power comprises
- adjusting a write power to compensate a length of the recording mark, and
- adjusting a write power of a multi-pulse chain of the recording pattern to adjust a width of the recording mark.
27. An apparatus which records and/or reproduces information on an optical recording medium and which compensates for a tilt, the apparatus comprising:
- a tilt detector which detects the tilt of the optical recording medium; and
- a compensator adjusting a write power level and a write time with respect to the detected tilt so as to shift a recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt, and
- generating a recording pulse before recording the recording pattern to compensate for an amount of shift of the recording pattern with respect to the detected tilt.
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Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2005
Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
Patent Publication Number: 20050201226
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si)
Inventors: Kyung-geun Lee (Seongnam), Jung-wan Ko (Yongin), Seong-sin Joo (Suwon), In-sik Park (Suwon)
Primary Examiner: Gautam R. Patel
Attorney: Stein, McEwen & Bui, LLP
Application Number: 11/125,074
International Classification: G11B 7/095 (20060101);